Chloe Calmon // Rio - video

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Stu Nettle (stunet)
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Can't say I'd heard much about Chloe Calmon before watching this li'l vid. A quick scan of the WSL website shows her to be a competitive longboarder and one who's just enjoyed a favourable arc: third in the world in 2015, second in 2016, and now first this year.

First in the world?

What excuse do we have for not knowing her name..? Except, that is, from women's logging having a one contest 'tour' and an absurdly low profile.

None!

But now you, like I, know that Chloe Calmon is the women's world longboard champ, that she has a mighty fine drop knee cutback, and she wears a legrope in crowded surf.

Oh, and she's Brazilian.

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thermalben Wednesday, 23 Aug 2017 at 8:48am

Hot diggity dawg, that's some incredibly stylish loggin'. 

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Average Wednesday, 23 Aug 2017 at 9:05am

Goofy world champion! Finally!

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zenagain Wednesday, 23 Aug 2017 at 9:41am

Bossanova, Boards and Babes- it's a winning combination!

(Can you still say 'babes' in this day and age?)

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sunlover199 Wednesday, 23 Aug 2017 at 11:54am

I wonder if the babe has a full Brazilian wax job ?

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the-camel Wednesday, 23 Aug 2017 at 10:48am

I can see why she's the champ, that is a lovely style.
Dunno about that leash thingy attached to the knee though, that looks like a right pain in the arse.

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Terminal Thursday, 24 Aug 2017 at 3:05pm

They call it a legrope, been around for a little while now.
They stop you from losing your surfboard when you fall off, but more importantly, they stop your surfboard from becoming a missile in the impact zone when you fall and potentially split someones head open. Hipsters aren't big on them though
as they compromise their image and this is far more important to a
hipster than someone elses' safety.

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Herc Wednesday, 23 Aug 2017 at 11:55am

'(Can you still say 'babes' in this day and age?)'

I get called babe all the time, by packs of leering, drooling females, and no, it's not ok.

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Blowin Wednesday, 23 Aug 2017 at 1:38pm

Great flow.

Shit camera work.

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tonybarber Thursday, 24 Aug 2017 at 11:36am

Great to watch babes rip. Regardless of a long or short. This Brazo is smooth to watch.